Main Entry: no·ta·tion

Pronunciation: \nō-ˈtā-shən\

Function: noun

Etymology: Latin notation-, notatio, from notare to note

Date: 1584

1 : annotation, note
2 a : the act, process, method, or an instance of representing by a system or set of marks, signs, figures, or characters b : a system of characters, symbols, or abbreviated expressions used in an art or science or in mathematics or logic to express technical facts or quantities

— no·ta·tion·al \-shnəl, -shə-n^əl\ adjective